This long-flowering, bushy, vigorous wallflower produces long spires of deep mauve flowers from late winter to summer above narrow, grey-green leaves. It is a short-lived plant, but makes a vivid display for months in a sunny border. Try it as part of a colour-themed scheme, or contrast it with vivid yellows. It also looks good in a rock garden or raised bed.

Garden care: Provide cloche protection where frosts are very severe or prolonged.

Flowers almost all year, bees love it

Plant in an insect-friendly corner and it flowers almost non-stop. It does get straggly after a few years, but is fairly easy to propogate replacements if you plan ahead

Wizlette

West Country

2019-02-16

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Good sturdy plants covered with flowers

5

Bought three of these, lots of flowers and good sturdy plants. Flower all through spring/summer and look good in the winter too.

Donna

Hertfordshire

2019-02-13

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Repeat flowering if trimmed after each flowering

5

Looks great in pots as well in borders. Flowers are enjoyed by wildlife who queue in summer to visit. Most attractive colouring with delicate leaves.

Suziesoo

London

2019-02-07

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Great service

5

Plant in excellent condition, well packaged. The plants have thrived and outgrown the same variety from an alternative source - I have used Crocus several times for a variety of plants and have always found them excellent.

Big John

Essex

2019-02-07

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Brilliant plant for clay soil.

5

This plant does really well in my garden on clay soil in full sun. I have a few of them and they fill the border wonderfully and look great.

Hardy and beautiful

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5

Good quality

Bob

Cambridgeshire

2018-08-06

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I would buy these again

4

great blooms for ages and nice and bright

kate hedgehog

south west

2018-03-17

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Thisplant is one of my true favourites

5

I am not a big wallflower fan, but this one is special, with its jewel-bright colour and bushy growth. My garden colous schme is purlpes. pinks and boues with white, so it fits in perfectly. The only disadvantage is that it isn't a long-lived plant, which means that I but new ones every 5 or 6 years - but that means they always look fresh and healthy.

Old Faithful

Richmond, Surrey

2018-03-01

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Erysimum'Bowles's Mauve'

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Can you take cuttings from this plant if so how to do it

tinker bell

2016-04-15

Hello,
It is possible to take softwood cuttings in late spring to midsummer.

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